Enforcing privacy addressing
AssigneeAruba Networks, Inc.
InventorIsaac Theogaraj
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Abstract
Example implementations relate to enforcing privacy addressing. For example, an aggregating network device may include a processor and a memory storing machine-readable instructions to cause the processor to determine a station is using a media access control (MAC) address in layer 3 communications of the station based on information included in a packet received from the station, create a temporary address, and replace at least a portion of a host Internet protocol (IP) address in the header of the packet with the temporary address to hide the full host IP address of the station to enforce privacy addressing of the station.
Claims15
An aggregating network device comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory storing machine-readable instructions to cause the processor to:
- determine a station is using a media access control (MAC) address in layer 3 communications of the station based on information included in a packet received from the station;
- create a temporary address;
- and
- replace at least a portion of a host Internet protocol (IP) address in the header of the packet with the temporary address to hide the full host IP address of the station to enforce privacy addressing of the station.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a processor of an aggregating network device, are to:
- receive a packet from a station;
- determine the station employs a media access control (MAC) address in layer 3 communications of the station based on information included in a header of the packet;
- in response to determining that packet employs a MAC address, create a temporary address;
- and
- replace at least a portion of a host internet protocol (IP) address in the header of the packet with the temporary address to hide the full host IP address of the station to enforce privacy addressing of the station.
A method, comprising:
- receiving, at an aggregating network device, a packet from a station included in a plurality of stations;
- determining the station employs a media access control (MAC) address in layer 3 communications;
- in response to determining that packet employs a MAC address in layer 3 communications, creating a temporary address;
- replacing a portion of, but not all of a host internet protocol (IP) address of the packet with the temporary address to enforce privacy addressing;
- and
- transmitting the packet including the temporary address to a destination server.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.